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Technical - Business Analyst (Trading Technology)Liquidnet Holdings

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Liquidnet is looking for a Business Analyst to join the Trading Technology team. This person will be instrumental in the analysis, design and implementation of equity trading systems, including trading desks, trading algorithms and related reference data and infrastructure worldwide for Liquidnet. This high-energy individual is responsible for strategic analysis, requirements elicitation, project management, and team coordination throughout the software development lifecycle. The role reports directly to the head of this department.

Responsibilities

Work with stakeholders including trading desk personnel worldwide as well as business management and technology leaders and external partners such as clients and vendors.
Perform complex analysis and synthesize solutions and alternatives, taking into consideration all dimensions and stakeholders.
Write detailed business requirements, functional specifications, and release notes.
Communicate and collaborate effectively with many different team members across multiple disciplines in an Agile Methodology environment.
Collaborate iteratively with Development and Quality Assurance to ensure proper translation and understanding of business requirements and functional specifications.
Maintain a technical understanding of how the product is built and therefore be able to identify compromises between end-user needs, technical limitations, and time-to-market goals.
Navigate technical environment such as SQL data, log files, XML content and other raw data to gather information for synthesis into recommended solutions.
Review and prioritize software problems and advocate for these problems to be corrected in an efficient manner.
Facilitate and perform product reviews to ensure key business needs are sufficiently met.
Work with stakeholders and end-users to develop a deep understanding of the user group to be serviced, the goals of that group, and the business drivers for implementing functionality.
Help achieve product integration across regions.
Facilitate and perform reviews of the product to ensure key business needs are sufficiently met.
Qualifications/Skills

3+ years of BA experience.
3 years+ of BA, QA, Technical Management or Development experience in the equities space in one or more of the following areas: Algorithmic Trading, Smart Order Routing, Electronic Trading, Market Data or Quantitative Analytics.
Solid understanding of technology and the product development lifecycle.
Excellent analysis and synthesis skills. Strategic thinking and problem solving skills.
Strong meeting facilitation and presentation skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Established ability to scope, plan, and estimate.
Unwavering commitment to Liquidnet?s Core Values and a passion for innovation.
Ability to access data from a Linux command prompt, perform SQL queries, etc. a plus.
Ability to travel as necessary.